Progress

Current status
under investigation
29 Jul 2026under investigation
12 Feb 2026under investigation
17 Dec 2025under investigation
13 Oct 2025under investigation
10 Jun 2025under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

29 Jul 2026
under investigation

Office of Communications issued revised provisional notice of contravention to provider of Im.ge over illegal content risk assessment duties under Online Safety Act

On 29 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued the revised provisional notice under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom had previously issued a provisional notice of contravention to the provider of Im.ge on 11 February 20…

  • Investigation into the provider of Im.ge and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, UK OFCOM (Official)
12 Feb 2026
under investigation

Office of Communications issued provisional notice of contravention to provider of Im.ge and proposed determination that service is high risk of image-based child sexual abuse material under Online Safety Act

On 12 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued the provider of Im.ge with a provisional notice of contravention under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom stated that it has reasonable grounds to believe the provider fa…

  • Confirmation Decision: Information Notice duties Update 17 December 2025 (Official)
17 Dec 2025
under investigation

Office of Communications fined Im.ge GBP 20’000 for non-compliance with statutory information requests under Online Safety Act

On 17 December 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision against the provider of the Im.ge service for failing to comply with two statutory information requests under the Online Safety Act. Ofcom found that the provid…

  • Confirmation Decision: Information Notice duties Update 17 December 2025 (Official)
13 Oct 2025
under investigation

Office of Communications issued provisional notice to Im.ge over failure to comply with statutory information requests under Online Safety Act

On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice to the provider of the file-sharing service Im.ge, under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023, regarding potential non-compliance with statutory information du…

  • Investigation into the provider of Im.ge and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, UK OFCOM (Official)
10 Jun 2025
under deliberation

Office of Communications announced investigation into Im.ge over alleged failure to comply with Online Safety Act duties

On 10 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced an investigation into the provider of the file-sharing service Im.ge (Case No. CW/01300/06/25). The investigation concerns potential non-compliance with obligations under the Online Saf…

  • Investigation into the provider of Im.ge and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, UK OFCOM (Official)